Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. Here's everything to know about why it is celebrated by Christians, where to get the ...

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

Christians across the city will start observing Lent, a period of fasting and prayer that traditionally lasts more than 40 ...

As early as the first century, people are believed to have fasted during Lent. It was customary to eat only one meal a day, ...

A day of fast and abstinence, a number of Masses will be celebrated across Derry. These include, as follows: ...

The ashes are now placed on each worshipper's forehead on Ash Wednesday in the form of a cross in the Roman Catholic Church.